Ask the right question about gang rape

On the campus of Richmond High School, in northern California, a 15 year old girl was gang rapped for two hours while 10 or more witnesses watched and said nothing. This has sparked questions like "What is wrong with our kids?" and "Why didn't anyone try to stop it?". The answer some have come up with is the "bystander affect" which states the more people involved in an illegal act, the less likely someone turns it in. At the same time the question of how to stop something like this from ever happening again comes into play, which most say could be stopped by better patrol of danger sites around the school before, during, and after dances like this. This incident occured in one of these places, a scary dark alley near the back side of the school, is how many students describe the area. Some believe that more education is needed for students to know how to deal with something like this and turn it in, but many say the students first need to develop a trusting relationship with the police.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/astor.gang.violence/index.html

This is plain disgusting. All types of school violence are spiraling out of control, and needs to be put to a stop. I cant comprehend how someone could stand by while seeing some being brutally rapped, or anything of the like. When people say it might have been the bystander affect, I don't believe that is anything but a lame excuse. We have morals, or at least we should, and no matter how many people are doing something awful like this we can tell its wrong and contact the authorities. Even if there are tip lines to turn things in that we don't know the number for, for something like this, we all know to call 911. The question, "What is wrong with these kids?", is one that comes to my mind, and makes me realize how many truly sick people we have in this world, and it worries me.